When using items in SuiteCommerce, it is highly encouraged to use Item Models to represent them.
What are Item Models?
Item Models refer to the SuiteCommerce Backbone object defined in the “Items.Models.tsx” file. This object, along with the Product Model, is used all over the site to represent items, and using it can simplify your code and make it work smoothly with a multitude of other features.
Best Practice: Whenever you are using items in the front end you should use Item Models and/or Item Collections to represent the item data.
Working With Item Models
Load in the Item Model backbone object ('Item.Model'). You can then use this object to define new item models like this:
let itemModel = new ItemModel();
let itemId = 100;
itemModel.fetch({
data: {
id: itemId
},
killerId: AjaxRequestsKiller.getKillerId()
});Running a simple fetch will use the native item’s API to return all the expected data from the defined fields sets. You can then use this item throughout the site like any other, displaying views, prices, adding to cart, etc.
Author: Sam Gagliardi
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